Bali vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bali	Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1267	$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3239	$2016
🏠 One person rent	$845	$376
🏘️ Family rent	$1978	$815
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.8	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$298	$487
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	37	66
😀 Quality of life	57	65
🏙️ Population	4.36M	9.39M

The cost of living in Bali is 72% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 4297th and 6739th ($1267 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Indonesia and Vietnam, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bali compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Bali ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 5664th and 4253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bali vs Ho Chi Minh

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	Bali	Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$2.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.95	$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.18
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$736	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3111	$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1570	$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.7	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.3	$9.54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.09%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1668	$4334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1774	$2039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.09	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.97	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.36	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.5	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.07	$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.13	$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.34	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.04	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81	$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.3	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.39	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$245	$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8096	$14143

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bali

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Ubud	$845
30 km or 19 mi	Denpasar	$497
123 km or 77 mi	Mataram	$355
213 km or 133 mi	Probolinggo	$614
250 km or 155 mi	Pasuruan	$510
268 km or 167 mi	Malang	$365
281 km or 175 mi	Batu	$410
286 km or 177 mi	Surabaya	$549
305 km or 189 mi	Mojokerto	$505
317 km or 197 mi	Blitar	$453
338 km or 210 mi	Kediri	$464
395 km or 245 mi	Madiun	$486
409 km or 254 mi	Bima	$597
472 km or 293 mi	Surakarta	$417
512 km or 318 mi	Salatiga	$421
516 km or 321 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
533 km or 331 mi	Semarang	$493
560 km or 348 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
576 km or 358 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
613 km or 381 mi	Pekalongan	$471
614 km or 382 mi	Makassar	$525
664 km or 413 mi	Cilacap	$474
671 km or 417 mi	Tegal	$480
710 km or 441 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
714 km or 444 mi	Parepare	$508
723 km or 449 mi	Banjar	$490
736 km or 457 mi	Cirebon	$521
760 km or 472 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
837 km or 520 mi	Bandung	$545
839 km or 522 mi	Palopo	$522
842 km or 523 mi	Cimahi	$500
844 km or 525 mi	Balikpapan	$606
907 km or 563 mi	Sukabumi	$563
907 km or 564 mi	Baubau	$506
917 km or 570 mi	Bekasi	$518
921 km or 572 mi	Samarinda	$580
928 km or 577 mi	Bogor	$513
931 km or 579 mi	Depok	$385
934 km or 581 mi	Jakarta	$701
946 km or 588 mi	South Tangerang	$536

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$530
25 km or 15 mi	Bien Hoa	$425
72 km or 45 mi	Vung Tau	$494
96 km or 60 mi	Svay Rieng	$678
113 km or 70 mi	Sa Dec	$512
127 km or 79 mi	Can Tho	$454
141 km or 88 mi	Long Xuyen	$508
153 km or 95 mi	Soc Trang	$514
162 km or 100 mi	Prey Veng	$721
167 km or 104 mi	Phan Thiet	$506
181 km or 112 mi	Mui Ne	$507
184 km or 114 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
189 km or 117 mi	Rach Gia	$526
198 km or 123 mi	Bac Lieu	$504
205 km or 127 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
233 km or 145 mi	Da Lat	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Ca Mau	$516
257 km or 160 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$531
270 km or 168 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$534
271 km or 168 mi	Kampot	$596
300 km or 186 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
309 km or 192 mi	Stung Treng	$634
320 km or 199 mi	Nha Trang	$535
343 km or 213 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
414 km or 257 mi	Siem Reap	$644
433 km or 269 mi	Qui Nhon	$516
452 km or 281 mi	Battambang	$573
488 km or 303 mi	Ko Chang	$677
502 km or 312 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
527 km or 327 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
533 km or 331 mi	Quang Ngai	$427
584 km or 363 mi	Klaeng	$685
592 km or 368 mi	Hoi An	$584
605 km or 376 mi	Da Nang	$593
637 km or 396 mi	Hue	$393
663 km or 412 mi	Nong Prue	$752
664 km or 413 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
668 km or 415 mi	Pattaya	$781
670 km or 416 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
676 km or 420 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588